Table 1 Descriptive statistics of female participants by weight status

Age (years)

35.1 (10.5)

33.3 (11.4)

36.7 (9.5)

 Age distribution (quartiles)^a

  18.7–24.5 years

–

34.4 (42)

16.3 (23)

  24.6–36.1 years

–

23.8 (29)

26.2 (37)

  36.2–42.6 years

–

18.9 (23)

30.5 (43)

  42.7–56.2 years

–

23.0 (28)

27.0 (38)

BMI (kg/m²)

26.8 (6.0)

21.8 (2.1)

31.2 (4.7)

 BMI distribution^a

  Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m²)

3.0 (8)

–

–

  Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m²)

43.3 (114)

–

–

  Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m²)

22.8 (60)

–

–

  Obese (30–34.9 kg/m²)

22.4 (59)

–

–

  Severe obesity (≥ 35 kg/m²)

8.4 (22)

–

–

Waist circumference (cm)

82.6 (12.9)

72.5 (6.0)

91.2 (10.9)

Disease present (Yes)^ab

19.0 (50)

18.0 (22)

19.9 (28)

Electricity inside the house (Yes)^a

86.3 (227)

86.1 (105)

86.5 (122)

Wood used for cooking purposes (Yes)^a

86.7 (228)

89.3 (109)

84.4 (119)

One or more persons in the household owns a motor vehicle (Yes)^a

18.3 (48)

12.3 (15)

23.4 (33)

Water supplied by tap in or around dwelling (Yes)^a

60.1 (158)

59.0 (72)

61.0 (86)

 Physical Activity Index^a

  Low subsistence level (low activity)

67.7 (178)

62.3 (76)

72.3 (102)

  Medium subsistence level (medium activity)

20.9 (55)

27.0 (33)

15.6 (22)

  High subsistence level (high activity)

11.4 (30)

10.7 (13)

12.1 (17)